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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Tube Spanner, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for tightening nuts on bolts.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spanner, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for tightening nuts on bolts.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Wrench, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Tap Wrench. Used to turn tap into a predrilled hole in a piece of metal to cut a screw thread.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Wrench, c1920s
T - Bar tap wrench. Used for tightening nuts on bolts.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Twisting Wrench, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for twisting square rod whilst held in a vice.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Twisting Wrench, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for twisting square rod whilst held in a vice.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Twisting Wrench, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for twisting square rod whilst held in a vice.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Twisting Wrench, c1920s
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used for twisting square rod whilst held in a vice.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Tongs, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used to hold hot steel whilst being forged.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Spike, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Possibly used for splicing rope.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Steel Wood Wedge, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used with wooden maul for splitting wooden logs etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Steel Wood Wedge, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used with wooden maul for splitting wooden logs etcrural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Steel Wood Wedge, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used with wooden Maul for splitting logs, etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Plough Shave, c1920
... Mitcham melbourne rural industry farm machinery trades ...Used to plough to open up a furrow to allow for further cultivation by other implements.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hammer Head, c1920
Condition of faces of hammer head indicates that it may have been used for driving wood wedges, or chisels in stone quarrying.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sieve, c1920
Wooden frame with steel mesh sieve. Used for sieving coke for blacksmiths forge fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hammer Head, c1920
Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hammer Head, c1920
Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone Quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Farrier's Rasp, c1920
Hand forged steel, used by farrier to trim horses hooves.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Blacksmith Hot set, c1920
Hand forged steel, used by blacksmith for cutting of hot steel with aid of striker.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Bucket handle, c1920
Hand forged steel, used to support bucket.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Top Fuller, c1920
Hand forged steel, used with aid of striker for stretching hot steel.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Leather Punch, c1920
Hand forged steel, used for punching holes in leather strap's etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter churn, E. Cherry, 1900-1920 (Approximate)
... -country Thought to be large enough to be used commercially Food ...Thought to be large enough to be used commerciallyLarge wooden butter churn on trestle, handle missing. Churn is large rectangular box with oval clamped lid. Two drain holes. Wood trestle with metal stays. Box revolves on metal rollers. Manufactured. Wood / iron - box screwed"E. Cherry's / Concussion Co(?) / No. (?) Gisborne / Victoria" on churn. Stamped "1223" on churn and trestle.food production, dairy machinery -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter washer, E. Cherry, 1910 (Approximate)
Thought to be used in conjunction with square butter churn (See no. 56). Used by Mrs O'Donoghue from 1925 onwards, when it was purchased second-handRevolving wooden bowl on square wooden stand, handle missing, wooden agitator for washing butter worked by cog wheelOn front of stand: "Cherry's Patent". On back: "Cherry's Patent no 2 / Gisborne Victoria"food, dairy machinery -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1960
Black and white photograph of a machine with caterpillar tracks, probably used to drag large pieces of timber in a timber yard.On back of photo: "Rutherglen timber mill 1960's"rutherglen timber mill, timber mills, timber industry, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish Marie, 1997
Date made 18 January 1997Colour photograph of a pile of granite rock left on the bank of the North Arm. This rock was quarried at Mississippi Creek and conveyed by tramline to the North Arm where it was loaded on barges and conveyed to the entrance where it was used to stabilise the piers. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, waterways, machinery, public works -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1999c
Colour photograph showing workman using digging machine to remove sand from inside entrance pier at Lakes Entrance Victoria.waterways, jetties, machinery, public works -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Bulmer H D, 1910c
... extension to western pier showing cranes and machinery in use... extension to western pier showing cranes and machinery in use ...One other copy slightly sepia tinted 12 x 19cmBlack and white photograph showing piers and entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Work in progress on concrete extension to western pier showing cranes and machinery in use. People on beach and piers. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrancewaterways, jetties, boardwalk, public works, ships and shipping -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram change uneventful", 24/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side with one hole through the photograph within the cutting. Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/8/1971, about the first stage of Ballarat's changeover from trams to buses passes uneventfully yesterday with only minor difficulties being reported. Quotes Transport Regulation Boards Regional Office, Mr. A. Stott, a few parking problems with cars in bus bays, demand for timetables. Also has a quote from the director of Davis Bus Lines, about minor problems - passengers asking questions. Has a photograph of the SEC linesman dismantling overhead in Victoria St., as a trail. A gang from Melbourne will come to Ballarat early in September to pull down all the lines. Newspaper cutting published on the Tuesday. 2nd copy added 14/11/2002In red ink in upper right hand corner, "24/8/71" On sheet of paper, various pencil markings - with date Dec. 1963. Possibly paper used by Donor at his job with the former machinery makers, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, closure, bus changeover, overhead, dismantling